Rozalia, I suggest you research Jewish history from around 1800 to 1945 to see why the Zionists were so ardent about having a Jewish state. Such events to look at would be the Russian pogroms, the Dreyfus Affair, the holocaust, and the fact that many nations didn't even give Jews equal rights until the end of the freaking 19th century (Spain, Portugal, Russia, and Romania waited until the 20th century to legally grant Jews full rights). When life under the Christians sucks so badly, you can see why you may want to have a country where Jews are in charge. You can read Der Judenstaat (don't worry, it's been translated into English) by Theodore Herzl for an inside look at the beginnings of the modern Zionist movement.

Syrian rebels are starting to clash with Lebanon soldiers. This could take some of the Lebanese pressure off of Hezbollah as well, though this whole cluster$%&@ in the region is only going to destabilize things even worse.

Sensational claims like SpacingOutMan's post that Syrian fighting might spill over to Lebanon and Israel aren't going to happen, most likely,

It would be rather odd for the fighting to spill into Israel. Neither the government nor the rebels have anything to gain from encroaching on Israeli territory and having forces obliterated by the IDF.

It would be rather odd for the fighting to spill into Israel. Neither the government nor the rebels have anything to gain from encroaching on Israeli territory and having forces obliterated by the IDF.

Assad isn't a big enough idiot to do that but the bigger nuts in the rebel army seem to be. Perhaps when the rebel army is defeated they'll flee to the surrounding countries with their arms and we'll hear about them running about as bandit groups but who knows at this point. The war is really dragging on.

Assad isn't a big enough idiot to do that but the bigger nuts in the rebel army seem to be. Perhaps when the rebel army is defeated they'll flee to the surrounding countries with their arms and we'll hear about them running about as bandit groups but who knows at this point. The war is really dragging on.

Indeed, the repercussions for Lebanon and Israel (in the Golan) in particular in the event of victory or defeat of Assad's forces will be messy to say the least.